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We are in our 70s. Should we pay off our 2.5% mortgage or build up our savings?
By Katherine Langford
Dino skeleton that looks like mini T. rex sells for a giant US$47 million
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T. rex is now one of the world’s most expensive fossils. The rare skeleton of a Nanotyrannus – recently confirmed to be a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, not just a young specimen – sold for US$47.3 million to a mystery buyer at auction in New York on Tuesday, according to Sotheby’s. The auction house had expected it to fetch anywhere from US$6 to US$9 million. The blockbuster price tag for “Jodi”, as the skeleton is nicknamed, makes it the...
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